Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)
Games like Carcassonne: South Seas
Looking for games like Carcassonne: South Seas? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Guilds of Cadwallon(2013)
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890 Anno Domini(2023)
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The Penguin Ultimatum(2003)
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This Belongs in a Museum(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Curators(2021)
Shares Set Collection + 1 more
Alchemist(2007)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
California(2006)
Shares Set Collection + 1 more
Kigi(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Merchants of Sky Islands(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Bangkok Klongs(2010)
Shares Set Collection + 1 more
Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Oceania(2004)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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